Even though she was sat next to Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi listening to her boss, the President of the United States give a historic speech, Hilary Clinton just couldn't keep her jet-lagged eyes open.

As Barack Obama made history on Monday by becoming the first American president to ever visit Myanmar, the Secretary of State simply seemed too tired to appreciate the momentous occasion.

Despite sitting next to former political prisoner Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under home arrest and who presumably knows a thing or two about boredom, Clinton, 65, could not be roused by President Obama's stirring rhetoric in support of the fledgling moves towards democracy in Myanmar.

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A blurry eyed Hilary Clinton sits next to Aung San Suu Kyi during President Obama's historic speech in Myanmar on Monday

Throughout the speech, CNN cameras panned over the exhausted Clinton as she sat in the crowd of 1,500 attendees at the University of Yangon.

'You're taking a journey that has the potential to inspire so many people,' said Barack Obama during his speech.

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'A process of democratic and economic reform here in Burma that has been begun by the president is one that can lead to incredible development opportunities.'

Stirring words, but not apparently for Hilary Clinton, who appeared to lose enthusiasm for the speech as it went along and by the end was struggling to keep her eyes open.

Towards the end of President Obama's speech - Hilary could not keep her eyes open and began to look like she had fallen asleep

Clearly suffering from jet-lag, Clinton is one of the most traveled Secretaries of State in United States history and is expected to step down in the New Year from her position as America's top diplomat.

On Monday President Obama staged a historic meeting with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as he became the first American president to visit the controversial country.

Jet-setting Hillary Clinton breaks travel record

When Hilary Clinton's plane touched down in July at Andrews Air Force Base the former first lady and America's top diplomat became the most widely traveled U.S. Secretary of State in history.

Since becoming secretary of state in 2009, Clinton has logged over 351 days on the road, traveled to more than 102 countries and flown in excess of 843,839 miles, according to the State Department.

While some previous secretaries may have flown more miles -- mainly due to shuttling back and forth to the Mideast on peace missions -- none has visited more nations.

Clinton broke that record last month, eclipsing Madeleine Albright's total of 98, when she traveled to Finland for number 99 and then hit the 100 mark in Latvia.

Clinton tells anyone who asks that she won't be staying on if President Barack Obama wins a second term -- not surprising, given that only one secretary of state has served more than four years since the 1970s.

Suu Kyi, the former opposition leader who endured decades of harassment and house arrest in her struggle for a free and democratic Burma, was hosting a meeting with Obama later Monday.

Now a member of parliament, Suu Kyi lives in a gated residence with razor wire along the top of the compound walls.

The house is a light-grey stucco structure with a red-tiled roof. The lawn is ringed with roses.

US President Barack Obama yawns as he attends the East Asian Summit Plenary Session at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on November 20, 2012

Together: Clinton and Suu Kyi sit together as Obama speaks at University of Yangon

Ready: Obama arrives to speak at Yangon University in Yangon, Myanmar during the six-hour trip

United: In his speech, he showered praise on the country for its reforms towards democracy

A lake where an American once swam across to visit Suu Kyi while she was under house arrest is not visible from the lawn, blocked by a wire-topped security fence and wind barrier.

Suu Kyi was detained in the house, about 6 miles north of downtown Yangon, for two decades as she led opposition to Burma's military rulers.

Obama is the first U.S. president to visit the Asian nation, which is also known as Burma. The country has begun democratic reforms following a half-century of military rule.

Launching a landmark visit to long shunned Myanmar, Obama said he comes to 'extend the hand of friendship' to a nation moving from persecution to peace.